9:45 We want this journey…15:54 You may be able to…20:25 You can leave Money…
Youth & educationFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 29, 2025.

Raise children with faith and care

SNMC · Hesham Alaghbari

“We want the destination for us to be Jannah for the whole family.”

The khateeb, at 9:45

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In one sentence

Raising children is a sacred family responsibility requiring Allah-centered faith, mutual rights, attention, worship, character, and disciplined care toward Jannah.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Frames children as blessings and parents as accountable for their upbringing.
  2. Uses Umar ibn al-Khattab's incident to establish parents' rights toward children.
  3. Presents Luqman's advice: tawheed, honoring parents, accountability, worship, patience, and character.
  4. Warns against parental distraction, device-based neglect, and excessive leniency.
  5. Urges investing in children as lasting spiritual assets, followed by Sudan and mosque appeals.
Try this week
Reread and reflect on Luqman's verses, then create a family plan to implement them.
Build an Allah-centered home where pleasing Allah guides family choices.
Give children consistent attention, love, respect, and company instead of relying on devices to occupy them.
Use compassionate tough love and boundaries that prepare children for responsible adulthood.
Invest time and energy in upbringing, remembering that parents will answer for this trust.
Support Sudan relief and the mosque if able.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 31Luqman's counsel grounds the family framework in tawheed, honoring parents, accountability, prayer, patience, and good character.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“We want this journey and this life to be Jannah bound for us We want the destination for us to be Jannah for the whole family”
SNMC · Nepean, ON
Play from 9:45
“You may be able to trick me And hide from me But everything that you do Is noticed And known by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala”
SNMC · Nepean, ON
Play from 15:54
“You can leave Money and property For your kids After you die And they will Benefit from it Or maybe they will Fight over it You never know”
SNMC · Nepean, ON
Play from 20:25
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Our children are gifts from Allah, and caring for them is a responsibility that deserves our time and attention. The khateeb reminds us that parents have duties toward their children, just as children have duties toward their parents, and our shared destination is Jannah. Through Luqman's advice, he encourages faith in Allah alone, kindness to parents, awareness that Allah sees our actions, prayer with patience, and good manners. He asks families to give one another love and company instead of letting busyness and devices take over. He also calls for caring boundaries, supported by conversation and understanding, to help children grow into responsible adults. Raising children well is a lasting investment, including the prayers they may make for their parents.

  1. When do you feel most listened to and cared for at home?
  2. What would help us speak more gently when we disagree?
Where it was given

The masjid

South Nepean Muslim Community3020 Woodroffe Ave, Nepean, ON K2J 4G3Jumu'ah 12:00 PM & 1:15 PMKhateebHesham AlaghbariMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at SNMC58 khutbahs
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